SLA bus hit by claymore in Jaffna

[TamilNet, Thursday, 01 July 1999, 09:17 GMT]
Five SLA soldiers were wounded this morning around 10 a.m. in Nunavil on the Jaffna-Chavakachcheri (Kandy) road when the vehicle in which they were traveling was hit by a claymore mine exploded by the Liberation Tigers. The Kandy road was closed to traffic following the attack.
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Two students arrested

[TamilNet, Thursday, 01 July 1999, 09:00 GMT]
Two students were arrested by the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) at Murakoddanchchenai, 40 km. north of Batticaloa on Monday, June 28, according to officials of the government funded Human Rights Commission.
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Tiger ambush kills 5

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 30 June 1999, 16:40 GMT]
Five Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers were killed in the early hours of the morning today in an ambush by the Liberation Tigers at Kallar, south of Trincomalee. close to the district’s boarder with Batticaloa and Polannaruwa.
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Three soldiers killed in Jaffna

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 30 June 1999, 16:38 GMT]
Three Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers were killed around 6 a.m. this morning in a claymore mine blast set off by the Liberation Tigers in Jaffna. The soldiers were manning a bunker in a Forward Defence Line (FDL) at Maaseri in Varani in the Vadamaradchi Division of the Jaffna Peninsula.
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Two troopers succumb to injuries

[TamilNet, Monday, 28 June 1999, 17:30 GMT]
Two more soldiers, who were wounded in the claymore mine attack at Eratperiyakuluam in Vavuniya last night succumbed to their injuries this morning, said sources at Anuradhapura hospital.
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Claymore hits SLA jeep in Vavuniya

[TamilNet, Sunday, 27 June 1999, 17:00 GMT]
Four SLA soldiers were wounded when the jeep in which they were traveling was hit by a claymore mine set off by the Liberation Tigers this evening around 9.45 p.m. at Eeratperiyakulam, 3 kilomters south of Vavuniya town, on the highway to Anuradhapura. One of the soldiers succumbed to his injuries on admission to the Vavuniya hospital and the condition of another is serious said Police sources.
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SLA advance thwarted says radio

[TamilNet, Sunday, 27 June 1999, 14:35 GMT]
The commercial radio service of the Liberation Tigers, Thamileela Vaanoli, said in its news broadcast this evening that 200 SLA soldiers were wounded and more than 100 killed in the heavy fighting yesterday northeast of Mannar. The radio said that the LTTE had stopped a massed advance by the SLA to take the Pallamadu junction and that twenty two Tigers were killed in the fighting. The Fighting continued in the area today, according to the Thamileela Vaanoli.
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Casualties mount in fresh fighting

[TamilNet, Saturday, 26 June 1999, 16:55 GMT]
According to the latest reports, at least 30 Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers were killed and 187 wounded when government troops tried to advance towards Vidathaltheevu, through Nayaatruveli, north of Paappamoddai.
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Renewed SLA operation in Mannar

[TamilNet, Saturday, 26 June 1999, 07:50 GMT]
Fighting broke out between SLA soldiers and the Liberation Tigers in the Nayaatruveli area along the Mannar-Pooneryn main road this morning when SLA troops began advancing north from Paappamoddai, said sources in the area. At least 15 SLA soldiers have been reported killed in the fighting today.
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Seven SLA soldiers killed -VoT

[TamilNet, Thursday, 24 June 1999, 06:48 GMT]
Seven Sri Lanka army soldiers were killed in two separate attacks in the Mannar area, the Voice of Tigers (VoT) radio said in its morning transmission today.
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Four Jaffna fishermen arrested

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 23 June 1999, 17:40 GMT]
Four fishermen were arrested by Sri Lankan Navy personnel yesterday in the seas off Mandaithivu, an island south-east of Jaffna town, said witnesses.
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Statements recorded from Chemmani victim's relatives

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 22 June 1999, 11:38 GMT]
Officials from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) yesterday recorded statements from the relatives of the Rasaiah Satheeskumar, 29, and Mahenthiran Babu, 23, whose skeletons were exhumed from the Chemmani gravesite last week, said police sources.
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Seven youths arrested in Jaffna

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 22 June 1999, 11:28 GMT]
The Sri Lankan Army has arrested 7 youths from Valvettithurai, north of Jaffna, over the past two days, in connection with the killing of a police officer there on June 5.
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LTTE, SLA clash in Paappamoddai

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 22 June 1999, 08:16 GMT]
Three Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers and two Liberation Tigers (LTTE) were killed in a confrontation in the Paappamoddai area of the Mannar district this morning today, said army sources.
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More arrests in Jaffna

[TamilNet, Monday, 21 June 1999, 20:46 GMT]
The Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers and the Liberation Tigers clashed in Kokkuvil, north of Jaffna town last night said sources in the northern town.
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Youth beaten by SLA hospitalized

[TamilNet, Monday, 21 June 1999, 08:37 GMT]
Suthakaran Nithiyananthan, a ninteen year old youth, has been admitted to the Batticaloa hospital after being severely assaulted by the Sri Lanka Army soldiers guarding a road check post at Vantharumoolai, 22km. north of Batticaloa, on Friday. The youth is still unconscious, said sources.
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Tigers willing to meet relatives of MIAs

[TamilNet, Monday, 21 June 1999, 04:34 GMT]
The Liberation Tigers has informed that they are willing to meet a delegation consisting of 15 representatives from the Association of Relatives of Servicemen Missing in Action in the northern Vanni, said N.Nanayakara, the leader of the organisation.
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Relatives identify body of killed civilian

[TamilNet, Monday, 21 June 1999, 03:50 GMT]
Two Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers were killed and another was wounded in a confrontation with the Liberation Tigers near Santhiveli SLA camp, 27 km. north of Batticaloa, around 8.30 p.m. yesterday, said army sources.
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SLA-LTTE clash in Vanni

[TamilNet, Thursday, 17 June 1999, 23:02 GMT]
Four Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers were killed and two wounded when the Liberation Tigers attacked the forward defence lines west of Mankulam, yesterday army sources said.
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Grenade wounds six

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 15 June 1999, 15:56 GMT]
Six Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers were wounded when a grenade exploded in their vehicle this morning. The soldiers were travelling in a tractor in the general area of Nedunkerni area, 33 km. east of Mankulam, sources said.
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